Habits are more easily formed when started early in life. Start your children on the path of extending thanks to those around them on a consistent basis.

Some ideas for getting your kids involved:

• Design and create custom cards or stationary together
• Use different mediums to sign (paint, oil pastels, markers, crayons, etc.)
• Allow them to draw pictures on the card, stationary, or envelopes
• Have them create a list of people they would like to thank and why
• Let them hand deliver the cards if possible
• Allow odd ideas (such as writing notes to the family pet or toothfairy)
• Have them write a short story or poem to include about that person
• Let them watch you write thank you notes often